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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
There’s a reason why you’re supposed to unload guns when transporting them.
“Lawrence then began to pet the dog when a .22 rifle, also located in the rear seat of the vehicle, discharged striking Lawrence in the chest. Resuscitative measures were given to Lawrence by witnesses.
The story goes on to report that those “resuscitative measures” were not successful.
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Will Bunch: “Red States Have Become Laboratories of Autocracy” 0
Let Will Bunch explain why he said that.
He can explain his reasoning much better than can I, but here’s a teeny bit more context for the above statement:
Doomed To Scroll 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Phil Reed looks at the depressing effects of drowning oneself in an unending torrent of news, both from traditional and “social” media. A snippet (emphasis added):
Follow the link for the full article, including some suggestions for escaping the maelstrom of maliciousness and maintain a sense of perspective.
The Enemy Within 0
Michael in Norfolk highlights one of our most toxic fifth columnists.
Extra-Special Bonus QOTD 0
Alexander Morton, in the voice of Golly Mackenzie, as he removes an apple from the exhaust pipe of a car he just beat in a grudge race:
Age and treachery will always triumph over youth and horsepower.
If you can find Monarch of the Glen on some streaming service somewhere, it’s worth a watch.
Dominoes 0
My old Philly DL friend Noz has an inkling of a theory.
Squeaker of the House 0
Michael in Norfolk is less than impressed.
In Loco Parentis 0
And, in news of the truly loco . . . .
